Organization · Party and state leadership
SPA Standing Committee
Permanent body of the national legislature
The SPA Standing Committee is the permanent body of North Korea’s national legislature. Its current chairman is Jo Yong Won.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
The committee matters as the continuing legislative institution between SPA sessions and as an appointment point for senior state officeholders.
- Record type
- Organization dossier
- Primary role
- Permanent body of the national legislature
- Network sector
- Party and state leadership
- Documented links
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Profile
The SPA Standing Committee is the permanent body of North Korea’s national legislature. Its current chairman is Jo Yong Won.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH North Korea network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
Jo Yong Won was elected chairman of the SPA Standing Committee in March 2026.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
38 North · post-Congress electionsThe SPA session elected the State Affairs leadership and its Standing Committee.
Limit: The constitutional relationship does not disclose informal Party direction or private deliberation.
KBS World · State Affairs appointmentsWhat to watch
- Does the publicly identified leadership or mandate of SPA Standing Committee change?
- Do official records document new coordination with Jo Yong Won?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
Source record
- 0138 North · post-Congress elections
Independent assessment of Jo Yong Won’s move to SPA leadership and the March 2026 parliamentary changes.
- 02KBS World · State Affairs appointments
Current appointment record for Kim Jong Un, Jo Yong Won, Pak Thae Song, and Kim Tok Hun.